Sony STR-SE501: Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays
Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays: Sony STR-SE501
Table of contents
- WARNING Precautions
- About This Manual T ABLE OF CONTENTS Additional Information
- Hooking Up the Components Unpacking
- Antenna Hookups
- Audio Component Hookups
- Video Component Hookups
- Digital Component Hookups
- 5.1CH Input Hookups
- Other Hookups
- CONTROL A1 hookup (STR-DE545 and STR-SE501 only) AUX AUDIO IN hookup Connecting the AC power cord
- Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System
- Speaker System Hookup
- Speaker System Hookup
- Performing Initial Setup Operations
- Multi Channel Surround Setup
- Center speaker size ( Rear speaker size (
- Multi Channel Surround Setup
- Adjusting the speaker volume
- Before turning on the receiver Checking the connections Before You Use Your Receiver Multi Channel Surround Setup
- There is no sound no matter which component is selected. No sound is heard from one of the front speakers.
- Front Panel Parts Descriptions Location of Parts and Basic Operations ? 1 switch Function buttons
- INPUT MODE button
- Front Panel Parts Description
- 25
- Front Panel Parts Description
- Enjoying Surround Sound
- Selecting a Sound Field
- Sound field information
- Use the buttons on the front panel to operate the following modes Selecting a Sound Field
- Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays
- Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays
- Customizing Sound Fields
- Adjusting the level parameters Customizing Sound Fields
- Adjusting the bass/treble Resetting customized sound fields to the factory settings
- Customizing Sound Fields Adjustable parameters for each sound field
- Receiving Broadcasts
- Brief descriptions of buttons used to receive broadcasts
- Storing FM Stations Automatically Direct Tuning
- Preset Tuning Presetting radio stations Automatic Tuning
- Tuning to preset stations Receiving RDS broadcasts Displaying the RDS Information Using the Radio Data System (RDS)
- Using the Radio Data System (RDS) Monitoring traffic, news, or information programmes (EON) Locating a station by programme type
- Description of program types
- Other Operations
- Recording Naming Preset Stations and Program Sources
- Recording on a video tape Using the Sleep Timer Recording
- Adjustment Using the SET UP Button
- Troubleshooting Additional Information
- Reference sections for clearing the receiver’s memory
- Specifications Amplifier section
- FM tuner section AM tuner section Video section General
- Glossary
- Settings Using SUR, LEVEL, BASS/TREBLE, and SET UP buttons
- Remote Button Description (STR-DE445 only)
- Changing the factory setting of a function button
- Remote Button Description (STR-DE445 only)
- Index
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Enjoying Sur
round Sound
Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays
1
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DIGITAL
This indicator lights up when a sound field other than
2 CHANNEL is selected and the unit is decoding
signals recorded in the Dolby Digital (AC-3) format.*
* However, this indicator does not light when the recording format
is 2/0 or 2/0 Pro logic.
2
PRO LOGIC
Lights up when the receiver applies Pro Logic
processing to two channel signals in order to output
the center and surround channel signals.**
** However, this indicator does not light if the center and rear
speakers are set to “NO”, or the SPEAKER button is set to
“OFF” and the A.F.D. or NORMAL SURROUND sound fields
are selected.
3
OPT
Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal
being input through the OPT terminal.
4
COAX
Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal
being input through the COAX terminal.
5
;
Lights up when Dolby Digital (AC-3) signals are
input.
6
dts
Lights up when DTS signals are input.
Note
When playing a DTS format disc, be sure that you
have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE
is NOT set to ANALOG (see
3
on page 23).
7
D. RANGE
Lights up when dynamic range compression is active.
See page 35 to adjust the dynamic range compression.
8
Tuner indicators
These indicators light up when using the receiver to
tune in radio stations, etc. See pages 37 - 43 for tuner
operations.
9
Playback channel indicators
The letters light up to indicate the channels being
played back.
L: Front Left
R: Front Right
C: Center (monaural)
LS: Left Surround
RS: Right Surround
S: Surround (monaural or the rear components
obtained by Pro Logic processing)
The boxes around the letters light up to indicate the
speakers used to playback the channels.
See the next page for details regarding the playback
channel indicators.
q;
L F E
L F E
will light up when the disc being played
contains the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and
when the sound of the LFE channel signal is actually
being reproduced.
PRO LOGIC
D.RANGE
MONO
RDS
TA NEWS INFO
STEREO
OPT
LS S RS
L
C
R
MEMORY
L F E
DIGITAL
a
dts
a
COAX
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3
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q;
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